Svitavy weather in March

In March, Svitavy sees average daytime highs of 7°C and overnight lows near -0°C, with 50 mm of precipitation across 11.5 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 5°C in the first days to 9°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 36 min at the start of March to 12 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Svitavy's 7th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Svitavy's year-round climate.

Daytime high
8th warmest
Overnight low
-0°
4th coldest
Precipitation
50 mm
11.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
6:18 AM – 5:50 PM
Cloud cover
68%
7th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
2.95 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.8
out of 10

Svitavy is town in the Czech Republic.

Density
513/km²
people per km²
Founded
1256

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 5°C in the first days to 9°C by the end.

A typical March day in Svitavy reaches about 7°C in the afternoon and slips back to -0°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 0°C and 13°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 5°C warmer than February and about 6°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
14-2
25-2
35-2
45-2
55-1
65-1
75-1
86-1
96-1
106-1
116-1
126-1
136-1
1470
1570
1670
1770
1870
1970
2070
2180
2280
2380
2480
2581
2691
2791
2891
2991
30101
31101

How March really feels in Svitavy

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 31 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
31
wind chill below the day's low

The story in March is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Svitavy weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 8th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -4°429.96.88.40.0
Feb / -3°358.569.80.0
Mar / -0°5011.54.411.50.8
Apr13° / 4610.41.213.53.5
May17° / 7713.3015.15.2
Jun21° / 11°8512.60165.9
Jul23° / 13°9413.2015.76.4
Aug23° / 13°7711.3014.26.7
Sep18° / 7010.2012.45.5
Oct12° / 489.40.410.53.1
Nov / 439.22.98.80.6
Dec / -3°4510.15.680.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 66%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13268
23268
33367
43268
53268
63268
73268
83367
93268
103268
113268
123367
133268
143268
153268
163367
173367
183268
193268
203367
213367
223367
233565
243565
253664
263862
273862
283961
294060
304060
314060

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Svitavy gets around 50 mm of rain and snow over 11.5 wet days in March. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 37% and peaks near 38% on the wettest days, and about 4 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13617
23616
33616
43616
53616
63616
73616
83616
93616
103716
113716
123716
133716
143716
153716
163715
173815
183815
193815
203814
213814
223713
233713
243712
253712
263612
273611
283611
293610
303510
313510

Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of March feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, March lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in March

Winds average 13 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
1313light breeze
1413light breeze
1513light breeze
1613light breeze
1713light breeze
1813light breeze
1913light breeze
2013light breeze
2113light breeze
2212light breeze
2312light breeze
2412light breeze
2512light breeze
2612light breeze
2712light breeze
2812light breeze
2912light breeze
3012light breeze
3112light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 36 min at the start of March to 12 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 114 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:49 AM to 5:44 AM, and sunset from 5:25 PM to 6:14 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.66:495:25
210.76:475:27
310.76:455:29
410.86:435:30
510.86:415:32
610.96:395:34
711.06:375:35
811.06:355:37
911.16:335:39
1011.26:315:40
1111.26:285:42
1211.36:265:44
1311.36:245:45
1411.46:225:47
1511.56:205:48
1611.56:185:50
1711.66:155:52
1811.76:135:53
1911.76:115:55
2011.86:095:56
2111.96:075:58
2211.96:046:00
2312.06:026:01
2412.06:006:03
2512.15:586:04
2612.25:556:06
2712.25:536:08
2812.35:516:09
2912.45:496:11
3012.45:476:12
3112.55:446:14

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 2.95 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.71 kWh/m² to a high of 5.44 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 2.95 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.3Moderate
22.4Moderate
32.4Moderate
42.5Moderate
52.5Moderate
62.5Moderate
72.6Moderate
82.6Moderate
92.7Moderate
102.7Moderate
112.7Moderate
122.8Moderate
132.8Moderate
142.9Moderate
152.9Moderate
162.9Moderate
173.0Moderate
183.0Moderate
193.1Moderate
203.1Moderate
213.2Moderate
223.2Moderate
233.3Moderate
243.3Moderate
253.4Moderate
263.4Moderate
273.5Moderate
283.5Moderate
293.6Moderate
303.7Moderate
313.7Moderate
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Svitavy?

Our two travel scores rate March for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

0.8
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Svitavy.

What to pack for Svitavy in March

From March's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In March, Svitavy sees daytime highs around 7°C and nights near -0°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat and rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Svitavy in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 4 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Svitavy peaks around June 22 at about 7 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJun 22UV 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5High
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul7Very high
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Svitavy in March

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where March falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Svitavy is worst in June — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (December, 10 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodJun 1617 µg/m³Dec 1110 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Moderate
Feb13Moderate
Mar16Moderate
Apr16Moderate
May16Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct11Good
Nov10Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Svitavy?

Svitavy sits at 49.8°N, 16.5°E, 442 m above sea level, in Czechia. The nearest listed city is Česká Třebová, 17 km away.

Nové Město na MoravěŠumperkŽďár nad SázavouBlanskoChrudim

Topography around Svitavy

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Svitavy.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Svitavy has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 106 m around an average of 456 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 375 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,308 m.

The land around Svitavy is covered by cropland (62%) within 3 km, cropland (45%) and trees (40%) within 16 km, and trees (42%) and cropland (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
106 m
16 km
375 m
80 km
1,308 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Česká Třebová 17 km · Litomysl 17 km · Ústí nad Orlicí 25 km · Nové Město na Moravě 36 km · Šumperk 43 km · Žďár nad Sázavou 44 km · Blansko 45 km · Chrudim 53 km

Czechia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / E
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 59% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$35,917
2025
Happiness
6.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
98%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.8
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
5.9
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
High
EF EPI 582
Religion
none 48%believers unaffiliated with a religious society 9%Roman Catholic 7%other believers belonging to a church or religious society 6%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Svitavy (49.7559°, 16.4683°, elevation 442 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).